The Auctioneer

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Hey well, all right, sir
Open the gate and let 'em out and 
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walk 'em boys
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Here we come and let in number 
twenty-nine

What are you gonna give for the 
little fella


[CHORUS]
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I want a five dollar want a bid
Would you bid it on a five on a five
 on a five
Will you bid it on a twenty-five
Got a twenty-five dollar would you 
bid it on five on the five
Will you bid it on a thirty dollar 
five on five
Will you bid it on a five, will you 
bid it on a thirty-five


[VERSE 1]

Well, there was a boy from Arkansas
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Who wouldn't listen to his ma
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When she told him that he should go
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 to school
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Well, he'd sneak away in the 
afternoon
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Take a little walk and pretty soon
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You'd find him at the local auction
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 barn


[VERSE 2]
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Well, he'd stand and listen 
carefully
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Until at last he began to see
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How the auctioneer could talk so 
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rapidly
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Well, he said, "Oh my, it's do or 
die
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I've got to learn that auction cry
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Gonna make my mark and be an 
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auctioneer"


[CHORUS]

Twenty-five dollar bid you now 
thirty dollar thirty
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Will you make it thirty, bid it on a
 thirty dollar thirty dollar
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Will you give me thirty, will you 
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give me thirty dollar bill
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I got a thirty dollar bid you now
Five will you beat it on a 
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thirty-five, bid it on thirty-five, 
thirty-five
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Who's gonna bid it at a 
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thirty-five dollar bill


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[VERSE 3]

Well, the time went by and he did 
his best
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And all could see he did not jest
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He practiced calling bids both 
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night and day
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Well, his pappy found him behind the
 barn
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Just working up an awful storm
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As he tried to imitate the 
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auctioneer


[VERSE 4]
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Then his pop said, "Son, we just 
can't stand
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To have a mediocre man
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Selling things at auction, using 
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our good name
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Gonna send you off to auction school
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And then you'll be nobody's fool
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And you can take your place among 
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the best"


[CHORUS]

Thirty-five dollar bid you now forty
 dollar forty
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Will you make it forty, bid it on a 
forty dollar forty dollar
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Will you give me forty, will you 
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give me forty dollar bill
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I got a forty dollar bid you now
Five will you beat it on a 
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forty-five, bid it on forty-five, 
forty-five
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Who's gonna bid it at a forty-five
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 dollar bill


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[VERSE 5]

And from that boy that went to 
school
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There grew a man who played it cool
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He come back home a full fledged 
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auctioneer
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And the people would come from miles
 around
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Just to hear him make that rhythmic 
sound
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That filled their hearts with such 
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a happy cheer


[VERSE 6]
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And his fame spread out from shore 
to shore
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He'd all that he could do and more
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He had to buy a plane to get around
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Well, now he's the best in all the 
land
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Let's pause and give that man a hand
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'Cause he's the best of all the 
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auctioneers


[CHORUS]

Forty-five dollar bid you now fifty 
dollar fifty
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Will you make it fifty, bid it on a 
fifty dollar fifty dollar
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Will you give me fifty, will you 
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give me fifty dollar bill
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I got a fifty dollar bid you now
Five will you beat it on a 
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fifty-five, bid it on fifty-five, 
fifty-five
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Who's gonna bid it at a fifty-five
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 dollar bill


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[OUTRO]
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Well, I sold that hog for a fifty 
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dollar bill